AAARRGGHHH!!! I can't do this pattern!!!

[mama3many]

I'm soooo annoyed!!

 

I bought this pattern - it's got loads of great reviews and labels itself ' Easy'

 

Well - I'm obviously below the 'Easy' catergory then!!

 

I've spent all evening trying to do it three times over and the result is abysmal.

 

It's partly me but also the fact that the pattern is multi-sized and although I've circled the bits that concern the size I'm making it's still really confusing.

 

It's for baby mary-janes and all of it is done in the round but the pattern isn't written in rounds - or doesn't seem to be anyway.

 

I need a crochet hug!!!

[chichiwawa]

:hug Take a break from it for a bit, it might be easier when you come back to it!

[Tampa Doll]

Sometimes when the pattern is for many different sizes, I write it out on paper for the size I want. It makes it a lot easier to read and sometimes it helps make the directions plainer to me.

Just a thought:hug:hug:hug:hug:hug Many Crochet hugs.

[Katie G]

:hug:hug:hug

Could you post a link to the pattern?

Maybe someone here has made it and can help you.

I find that often if I am stuck on a pattern, I just put it away for a day or two and a lot of times, it makes sense to me after taking a break.

Good luck!

[lynns]

:hug :hug

 

I agree with the others, take a break and go back to it.

 

 

I highlite when I do patterns like that.. or you can take a black marker and cross out the parts of the pattern for the different sizes

 

 

good luck and

[Peggy85225]

I sometimes highlight the different sizes in different colors to make it easier to follow.

[magiccrochetfan]

when a pattern has multiple sizes, i have photocopied the pattern, and then cut out the sections i need, then taped them to a file folder in order. that way i didn't lose my place, or get confused by looking at the wrong sections.

[losingmymind2]

Sometimes I write the pattern out, spelling out abreviations, especially if they are not common ones. Just writing it out seems to help me many times, although I still contribute regularly to the frog pond.